Plant-protector.



A. L. BAUER.

PLANT rno7ecrmy' APPLICATION FIL:ED JAN. Z, 1916- 1 1 98., 1 '?8.. Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

PLANT-PBOTECTOR.

Specification cf Letters Patent.

]Patentedl Sept. 12, 19111 Application fi1ed J anuary 7, 1916. Seria1 N0. 70,877.

T0 all 107mm z't may concem Be it known that I, ABRAI-IAM L. BAUER, a oitizen of the Unitecl States, residing at Columbus, in the county of I*ranklin ancl State of Ohio, have inventecl certain new ancl useful Improvements in Plant-Protectors, 0f Which the following is a specifioation.

My invention relates to plant protectors ancl is clesignecl primarily as a guarcl o1 proteotor to be usecl in cli1nates where frosts are prevalent. In addition to this, my invention 1nay be 1nacle to serve a useful purpo'se by so adjusting it to regulate the a1nount o1 sun 01 light t'o reach a plant With Which it is used. My clevioe takes the form of a 1eadily transportable proteotor element preferably shaped to assume a pyramiclal forn1 ancl so constructecl that one or more 0f the sicles constituting the pyramicl may be soadjusted as to regulate the a1nount of light achnitted, o1 certain of the sides 1nay be placecl in closed position to prevent the harmful efi"ect wrought by heavy Winds.

My invention particularly consists in so constructing the protector as to adjust it to perform the various features outlined above. These adjustments ELIG all shown in the accompanying sheet of dravvings, Which represent the preferred e1nbodi1nent of 1ny invention in Which sinoilar oharaoters of reference clesignate corresponcling parts, anal in which:

Figure 1 is a view showing 1ny protector asse1nblecl with the leaves shown in open position in full lines and in closecl o1 operative position in broken lines, Fig. 2 is a reclucecl sicle elevation showing one of the leaves in open position ancl the remainder in olosecl position, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the protector taken at 45 clegrees from that shown in Fig. 2, with all of the leaves in closecl position, ancl, Fig. 4 is a top plan view of all of the leaves in closed position.

In these several views, it Will loe notecl that the protector oonsists essentially of a base fra1ne 1 preferably formed of wire bent to the clesirecl polygonal form. In the present illustration this wire is shown as hent to assume the shape of a square ancl to each 01" the fou1 sicles of this square the1e is pivotally conneotecl a panel 2 the pivotal conneotion taking the I01'111 of a curl 3 011 the lower eclge of each of the panels. These panels are themselves preferably of triangular form cut to suit conclitions, so that when" as se1nblecl they present the for1n of a pyra1n1d as is shown in Figs. 2 ancl 3 and also shown 111 broken lines in Fig. 4. In order that these panels n1ay be securely held in this position, I have provicleol one of then1 With a ring 4, this 1ing being securecl to the pointecl ends o1 one of the panels by curling over the pointecl encl, as is shown at 5. Thus, when certain 01' all of the panels are moved to their closecl 01' operative position, the ring 1nay be swung over their pointed ends, after the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to hold then1 securely in this position. Should it be cleslred to regulate the amount of light on a plant o1 to proteot '1t fro1n the action of winds, one 01' two of the panels may be left in open position, while theother two are plaoecl in closecl position. In doing this, oare 1nust be taken to so position the proteotor that the panel carrying the ring 4 is one of those in closecl position ancl its ring may then be macle to engage the pointed end of the remaining sections. In orcler to anchor the protector in any position, I have provicled it with a pair of depencling anchor rocls 6 pivotecl t0 the corners of the fra1ne 1 by ourling one end as is shown at 7. These anchors 1nay be securely pressed in the grouncl o1 they may be used as a meclium for spacing the lower edge of the protector as a whole from the grouncl shoulcl a slight space be oonsiderecl desirable.

From the foregoing clescription, it will be appa1ent that I have provided a protector Wh1ll embodies features of consicleralole utility. As alreacly statecl, '1t 1nay loe used as a guard for frost o1 it may be used to regulate the acl1nission or the intensity of light ancl also as a protector against the action of Winds. All that is necessary in either event is the proper locating of the protector as a Wh0le and then acljusting the various panels as n1ay loe clesired.

WVhat I clain1, is:

l. A plant protector comprising a multisicled base fra1ne formecl of a W116 properly shapecl, ancl a plurality of panels hingedly mountecl on saicl wirebase frame, said panels being of proper shape to f011n a pyramid when assenibled.

2. A plant proteotor co1nprising a multisiclecl base fra1ne formecl of a W1I'e properly shapecl, a plurality of panels hingedly mountecl on saicl wire base frame, saicl panels being of triangular shape to fonn a pyramid when assembled, ancl means for locking the pointecl ends of' said panels together.

3. A plant protector com'prising a multipointed ends of the other panels t0 hold sid.ed base frame formed of a Wire properly them to pyramid form. 10

shaped, a plurality of triangularly shaped panels whose base edges a1e curled around said wire base to forma a, hinge connection,

and a ring secured 130 the pointed end of 0ne 0f said pane1s by turning the pointed end of the panel over it, said ring engaging the In testimony Where0f I aflix my signature in presence 0f two witnesses.

ABRAI-IAM L. BAUER. tnesses C. C. SI-IEPHERD, WALTER E. L. BOCK.

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